Guyana News

Facing questions over the hiring of a United States (US) lobbying firm to push the claim that the opposition is seeking to stage a coup, Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon yesterday maintained that no taxpayer funds are being used for the campaign and that it is the APNU+AFC coalition’s incensed supporters who are funding it.

Canadian airline, WestJet Airlines, has announced that it is offering relief flights home for Canadians citizens who are stuck here because of the closure of airports over the coronavirus.

Director General of the Ministry of Presidency Joseph Harmon yesterday maintained that the Foreign Secretary Carl Greenidge has not been fired.

By the end of today, the world is expected to finally have a clear indication on the next step in Guyana’s protracted 2020 General and Regional Elections (GRE) when the Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) publicizes the timeline and other logistical arrangements for the holding of the national recount.

In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Ministry of Public Infrastructure (MPI) yesterday announced new timings effective today for ferry services travelling from Parika to Leguan, Supenaam, Bartica and Wakenaam.

The Commonwealth observer group which was accredited to the March 2 General Elections yesterday urged that GECOM undertake the long-awaited recount of votes in full compliance with the Representation of the People Act and a credible manner.

Director General of the Ministry of the Presidency Joseph Harmon yesterday revealed that financial arrangements are still being worked out for works progressing to transform the former Ocean View Hotel into a hospital for novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients.

Declaring that “time is of the essence,” and that “the constitutional clock is ticking,” the Bar Council of the Guyana Bar Association (GBA) has issued a call for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to expeditiously enable an accurate and transparent declaration of results from the March 2nd elections.

The shoreline of the Kitty seawall is once again reeking due to deposits of seaweed.

(Trinidad Guardian) A 26-year-old labourer has been committed to stand trial for the 2015 murder of Guyanese national Ashanti Debidin.

Convicted prisoner, Christopher Punch, who escaped from the Mazaruni prison just over a month ago after he asked to be released to urinate in some bushes near to where he was carrying out labour duties, has been recaptured.

The management of the SleepIn Group of Hotels, in keeping with the now-established guidelines that form part of the pushback against the coronavirus, has decided to close the pool bar and dine-in restaurant to the public, but retain its take-out services.

Contact tracing to find persons who were in contact with those who were infected with COVID-19 has commenced in Region Ten as two cases of the disease were recently confirmed in the region.

De facto Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence this afternoon announced that the number of persons tested positive for the coronavirus has risen to 57 from 55 yesterday.

The Commonwealth observer group which was accredited to the March 2 General Elections today urged that GECOM undertake the long-awaited recount of votes in full compliance with the Representation of the People Act and a credible manner.

Guyana will have to wait one more day for the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) to communicate its decision on the way forward with the promised National Recount of votes cast on March 2.

The Guyana Bar Association today called on GECOM to act expeditiously to enable an accurate and transparent declaration of results from the March 2 elections noting that a constitutional deadline for the convening of a new Parliament was fast approaching on April 30th.

Seven new positive cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) were yesterday recorded by the Ministry of Public Health in Guyana, as the country’s major public hospital “prepares for the worst”.

GECOM is today expected to make a long-awaited final decision on a plan for the recount of votes at the March 2nd elections.

Two men were yesterday remanded to prison after they were charged with the murder of Timehri, East Bank Demerara resident, Lawrence Raymond Benjamin who was stabbed to death more than a week ago.